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Population structure of montane bamboo and causes of its decline in Echuya Central Forest Reserve, South West Uganda

  1. Robert Bitariho*,
  2. Alastair McNeilage

Article first published online: 5 SEP 2007

DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2028.2007.00840.x

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African Journal of Ecology

African Journal of Ecology

Volume 46, Issue 3, pages 325–332, September 2008

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Bitariho, R. and McNeilage, A. (2008), Population structure of montane bamboo and causes of its decline in Echuya Central Forest Reserve, South West Uganda. African Journal of Ecology, 46: 325–332. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2028.2007.00840.x

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  1. Institute of Tropical Forest Conservation, Mbarara University of Science and Technology, PO Box 44, Kabale, Uganda

* *E-mail: bitariho@itfc.org

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  1. Issue published online: 26 AUG 2008
  2. Article first published online: 5 SEP 2007
  3. (Manuscript accepted 8 August 2007)

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